British Institutes B1 - Mock Examination (On-Line Version) Time Allowed: 90 Minutes
British Institutes B1 - Mock Examination (On-Line Version) Time Allowed: 90 Minutes
British Institutes B1 - Mock Examination (On-Line Version) Time Allowed: 90 Minutes
B1 – MOCK EXAMINATION
(on-line version)
Time allowed: 90 minutes
Section I
Choose the correct answer.
5. He ……. to unlock the car door for 5 minutes before he realised it wasn’t his car!
a) has been trying
b) was tried
c) had been trying
d) has been tried
6. I apologise for the mess. I ……. time to clear up after lunch yet.
a) wasn’t having
b) hadn’t had
c) don’t have
d) haven’t had
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9. He stopped ……. years ago.
a) to smoke
b) that he would smoke
c) smoking
d) smoke
Marks __/10
Section II
Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence.
1. She knew a little Spanish so she ……… to explain her problem to the police in Madrid.
a) can
b) could
c) was able
d) succeeded
7. There’s always heavy traffic on the M25 so they left very early in the morning to avoid ……… blocked in a traffic
jam.
a) to be
b) be
c) being
d) they were
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8. He ……… tea with milk during his stay in the UK three years ago.
a) used to drinking
b) got used to drink
c) was used to drink
d) got used to drinking
10. You ……… cold after walking here. The temperature is below freezing.
a) can’t be
b) shouldn’t be
c) must be
d) have to have
Marks __/10
Section III
(students’ instructions)
Choose the correct alternative to complete the second sentence so that the meaning remains the same as the first.
2. She was angry and she put down the telephone receiver before he had finished speaking.
She was angry and she ………. before he had finished speaking.
a) put up
b) fell through
c) hung up
d) got out
3. Thieves used force to enter the house while they were away.
Thieves …….. the house while they were away.
a) broke into
b) ran out of
c) got away
d) took over
4. “Where are you going to stay when you go to London?” Tom asked her.
Tom asked her where ……… when she went to London.
a) is she going to stay
b) was she going to stay
c) will you stay
d) she was going to stay
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6. I’m not sure this is my size. Can I put it on to see if it fits?
I’m not sure this is my size. Can I ……… to see if it fits?
a) try it on
b) find it out
c) putting it on
d) prove it
10. Although he had little money, he offered to pay for her lunch.
In spite of ……… little money, he offered to pay for her lunch.
a) to have
b) having
c) have
d) he has
Marks __/10
Section IV
Complete each sentence with the correct word formed from the word in brackets.
1. He has the …………….…………….. habit of interrupting other people when they’re talking. (ANNOY)
3. When she came in late, she closed the door …………….…………….. in order not to wake her parents. (QUIET)
4. I’m afraid he’s …………….……………... It would be a mistake to trust him with money. (HONEST)
6. I know the length of the table is 1.20 metres, but what’s the …………….……………..? (WIDE)
7. …………….…………….. people suffer when the weather is freezing and they have nowhere to sleep. (HOME)
8. Young people can’t find …………….…………….. in that mountain village. They have to move to the town to find
work. (EMPLOY)
9. The actors in that film are completely …………….…………….. I’ve never heard of any of them. (KNOW)
10. Are you sitting …………….…………….. or would you prefer to sit on the sofa? (COMFORT)
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Section V
1. The passage is about the new speed limits they have introduced in Ireland.
True
False
Doesn’t say
3. The Irish government thinks they have adequately publicized the change and the new signs.
True
False
Doesn’t say
5. Which is correct?
a) People were informed before the speed signs were changed.
b) People should drive at 100 miles per hour outside primary schools.
c) They have races on the motorways.
d) Schumacher has misunderstood the new speed signs.
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6. They ……
a) break the law because they imitate Schumacher
b) don’t want Schumacher to race on the motorway
c) have warned drivers coming from Northern Ireland to be careful
d) will punish drivers who don’t convert to kilometres
8. Which is correct?
a) Ireland first went metric in 1983.
b) Some children have been studying the metric system for thirty years.
c) When Ireland first converted distances into kilometres, they did not change all the road signs immediately.
d) It takes thirty years to understand the metric system.
Marks __/10
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Section VI
You have just come back from holiday in Spain. On the whole you had a good holiday but you have a few
complaints about the hotel and would like some money back. Write an email (about 80 words) to the agency
which organized your holiday. Include the following points:
• the room:
- had no balcony
- was noisy
- had no television
- the water was often too cold to have a shower
• the hotel:
- was over half a kilometre from the beach
- prices did not include dinner as promised, only breakfast
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